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An  Affectionate 
Conf  Pam  12mo  #683 

DclclDt.Dfl4fll 


No.  105. 

AN  AFFECTIONATE  ENTREATY 

INVITATION  AND  ACCEPTANCE. 

My  Dear   Friend:    I  pray  that  the   Holy  Spirit  may 
sweetly  and   silently  open  your  heart,  to  relish  the  way 

of  salvation  through  the  blood  and  obedience  of  Im- 
manuel.  "  Through  tin's  man  is  preached  unto  you  the 
forgiveness  of  sins,  and  by  him  all  that  believe  are  jus- 
tified from  all  things.''  Acts  xiii,  38,  39.  Oh,  that  you 
may  be  even  now  clothed  in  the  righteousness  of  Je«us! 
so  that,  if  you  were  called  away,  you  may  meet  God  in 
peace,  and  hear  Jesus  say  :  "  Enter  thou  into  the  joy  of 
thy  Lord."  In  yourself  you  never  will  stand  righteous 
before  Jehovah.  Oh,  that  you  would  be  of  the  same 
mind  with  God  about  your  own  soul  !  Now,  God  is 
willing  that  you  and  I  should  hide  in  Jesus.  I  feel  at 
this  moment  that  he  is  my  Righteousness.  I  feel  that 
the  Jove  of  God  shines  upon  my  guilty  soul  through 
Jesus.  This  is  all  my  peace.  Your  tears  will  not  blot 
out  sin;  they  do  nothing  but  weep  in  hell,  but  that  does 
not  justify  them.  Your  right  views  of  the  gospel  will 
not  justify  you;  you  must  be  covered  with  a  spotless 
righteousness.  Jesus  offers  you  this  perfect  righteous- 
ness; in  him  you  may  stand  and  hear  God  say  :  "Thou 
art  all  fair,  my  love.  There  is  no  spot  in  thee."  Do 
you  thus  look  to  Jesus?  Do  you  believe  the  record 
that  God  has  given  concerning  him?  Do  you  receive 
Christ  with  open  arms?  Do  you  cry:  "My  Lord  and 
my  God  ;"  my  surety,  my  all  ?  Dear  friend,  do  not 
tarry.  Eternity  may  be  near.  Now  is  your  best  time, 
perhaps  your  only  time,  of  closing  with  Christ.  How 
many  worlds  would  a  lost  soul  in  hell  give  for  such  an 
opportunity  of  cleaving  to  Christ  as  you  have  now. 
"He  that  hath  the  Son  hath  life."  This  is  all  my 
prayer  and  desire  for  your  precious,  precious  soul. 


AN   AFFECTIONATE   ENTREATY 


THE  INVITATION. 


Him  that  cometh  unto  me,  I  will  in  no  wise  cast  out. 


Just  as  thou  art,  without  one  trace 
Of  love,  or  joy,  or  inward  grace, 
Or  meetness  for  the  heavenly  place, 
O,  guilty  sinner,  come  ! 

Thy  sins  I  b.ore  on  Calvary's  tree, 
The  stripes,  thy  due,  were  laid  on  me, 
That  peace  and  pardon  might  be  free — 
O,  wretched  sinner,  come  ! 

Burdened  with  guilt,  would'st  thou  be  blest? 
Trust  not  the  world,  it  gives  no  rest; 
I  bring  relief  to  hearts  oppressed — 
O,  weary  sinner,  come! 

Come,  leave  thy  burdens  at  the.  cross; 
Count  all  thy  gains  but  empty  dross; 
My  grace  repays  all  earthly  loss — 
O,  needy  sinner,  come  ! 

Come,  hither,  bring  thy  boding  fears, 
Thine  aching  heart,  thy  bursting  tears  ; 
'T  is  mercy's  voice  salutes  thine  ears — 
O,  trembling  sinner,  come  ! 

'The  Spirit  and  the  Bride  say,  Come  !" 
Rejoicing  saints  re-echo  "Come  V 
Who  faints,  who  thirsts,  who  will  may  come- 
Thy  Saviour  bids  "  thee  come  I" 


AN   AFFECTIONATE    ENTREATY. 


THE  ACCEPTANCE. 


Just  as  I  am,  without  one  plea, 
But  that  Thy  blood  was  shed  for  me, 
And  that  Thou  bid'st  me  come  to  Thee, 
O,  Lamb  of  God,  I  come  ! 

Just  as  I  am,  and  waiting  not 
To  rid  my  soul  of  one  dark  blot, 
To  Thee,  whose  blood  can  cleanse  each  spot, 
O,  Lamb  of  God,  I  come  ! 

Just  as  I  am,  though  tossed  about 
With  many  a  conflict,  many  a  doubt, 
With  fears  within,  and  wars  without, 
O,  Lamb  of  God,  I  come  ! 

Just  as  I  am,  poor,  wretched,  blind, 
Sight,  riches,  healing  of  the  mind, 
Yea,  all  I  need,  in  Thee  to  find, 

O,  Lamb  of  God,  I  come  ! 

Just  as  I  am.  Thou  wilt  receive, 

Wilt  welcome,  pardon,  cleanse,  relieve, 

Because  Thy  promise  I  believe, 

O,  Lamb  of  God,  I  come  ! 

Just  as  I  am,  Thy  love  unknown 
Has  broken  every  barrier  down; 
Now  to  be  Thine,  yea,  Thine  alone, 
O,  Lamb  of  God,  I  come  ! 


AN   AFFECTiONAli;    ENTREATY 


CHRIST    OUR    PEACE 


1  thought  upon  my  sins,  and  I  was  sad, 

My  soul  was  troubled  sore  and  fill'd  with  pain; 

But  then  I  thought  on  Jesus,  and  was  glad, 
My  heavy  grief  was  turn'd  to  joy  again. 

I  thought  upon  the  law,  the  fiery  law, 
Holy,  and  just,  and  good  in  its  decree; 

I  look'd  to  Jesus,  and  in  Him  I  saw 

That  law  fulfilled,  its  curse  endured  for  me. 

I  thought  I  saw  an  angry,  frowning  God, 

Sitting  as  Judge  upon  the  great  white  throne; 

My  soul  was  overwhelm'd — then  Jesus  show'd 
His  gracious  face,  and  all  my  dread  was  gone. 

I  saw  my  sad  estate,  condemn'd  to  die, 

Then  terror  seized  my  heart,  and  dark  despair; 

But  when  to  Calvary  I  turn'd  my  eye, 

I  saw  the  cross,  and  read  forgiveness  there. 

I  saw  that  I  was  lost,  far  gone  astray, 

No  hope  of  safe  return  there  seem'd  to  be  ; 

But  then  I  heard  that  Jesus  was  the  way, 
A  new  and  living  way  prepared  for  me. 

Then  in  that  way,  so  free,  so  safe,  so  sure, 
Sprinkled  all  o'er  with  reconciling  blood, 

Will  I  abide,  and  never  wander  more, 
Walking  along  in  fellowship  with  God. 


"  Unto  him  that  loved  us,  and  washed  us  from  our 
sins  in  his  own  blood,  and  hath  made  us  kings  and 
priests  unto  God  and  his  Fathkr  ;  to  him  be  glory 
and  dominion  for  ever  and  ever.     amen." 


Hollinger  Corp. 
PH8.5 


